1997 Charlotte Sting season

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1997 Charlotte Sting season
Coach Marynell Meadors
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Attendance8,307 per game
Results
Record1513 (.536)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Semifinals (1-0) to Houston Comets
Team Leaders
Points Andrea Stinson (15.7)
Rebounds Vicky Bullett (6.4)
Assists Andrea Stinson (4.4)

The 1997 WNBA season was the inaugural season for the Charlotte Sting.

Contents

Transactions

WNBA allocation draft

PlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
Andrea Stinson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States NC State
Vicky Bullett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maryland

WNBA elite draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
13 Rhonda Mapp Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States NC State
211 Michi Atkins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas Tech

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
17 Tora Suber Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Virginia
210 Sharon Manning Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States NC State
323 Debra Williams Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisiana Tech
426 Andrea Congreaves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Mercer

Transactions

DateTransaction
1997Hired Marynell Meadors as Head Coach [1]
January 22, 1997Drafted Andrea Stinson and Vicky Bullett in the 1997 WNBA Allocation Draft [1]
February 27, 1997Drafted Rhonda Mapp and Michi Atkins in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft [1]
April 28, 1997Drafted Tora Suber, Sharon Manning, Debra Williams and Andrea Congreaves in the 1997 WNBA Draft [1]

Roster

1997 Charlotte Sting roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Artis, Katasha 6' 1" (1.85m)155 lb (70kg)1973-07-08 Northeastern R
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Bullett, Vicky 6' 3" (1.91m)185 lb (84kg)1967-10-04 Maryland R
F/C 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Congreaves, Andrea 6' 2" (1.88m)183 lb (83kg)1970-06-03 Mercer R
F 43 Flag of the United States.svg Hopson-Shelton, Susie6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1974-06-21 Mars Hill R
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Levesque, Nicole 5' 3" (1.6m)115 lb (52kg)1972-04-11 Wake Forest R
F/C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Manning, Sharon 6' 3" (1.91m)186 lb (84kg)1969-03-20 NC State R
C 51 Flag of the United States.svg Mapp, Rhonda 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg)1969-10-13 NC State R
F 24 Flag of the United States.svg Moore, Penny 6' 0" (1.83m)135 lb (61kg)1969-01-25 Long Beach State R
G 32 Flag of the United States.svg Stinson, Andrea 5' 10" (1.78m)158 lb (72kg)1967-11-25 NC State R
G 7 Flag of the United States.svg Suber, Tora 5' 7" (1.7m)137 lb (62kg)1974-11-23 Virginia R
G/F 5 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vukadinovic, Milica6' 1" (1.85m)150 lb (68kg)1968-10-18 California R
G/F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Debra 5' 11" (1.8m)1972-09-23 Louisiana Tech R
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Marynell Meadors (Middle Tennessee)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Armato
Flag of the United States.svg Karen Freeman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Schedule

Regular season

1997 game log
Total: 15–13 (Home: 12–2; Road: 3–11)
June: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1June 22@ Phoenix L 59–76 Andrea Stinson (18) Andrea Stinson (9) Andrea Stinson (7) America West Arena 0–1
2June 25@ Los Angeles L 54–74 Tora Suber (13) Vicky Bullett (11) Vicky Bullett (3) Great Western Forum 0–2
3June 26@ Sacramento L 70–78 Andrea Stinson (17) Andrea Stinson (5) Andrea Stinson (5) ARCO Arena 0–3
4June 29 Cleveland W 67–44 Andrea Stinson (19) Bullett
Moore
Suber (6)
Andrea Stinson (10) Charlotte Coliseum 1–3
August : 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
16August 1 Sacramento W 85–61 Rhonda Mapp (20) Manning
Mapp (8)
Andrea Stinson (7) Charlotte Coliseum 9–7
17August 3@ Los Angeles W 77–70 Rhonda Mapp (21) Andrea Stinson (7) Andrea Stinson (7) Great Western Forum 10–7
18August 4@ Utah L 70–73 Andrea Stinson (15) Vicky Bullett (13) Mapp
Stinson (4)
Delta Center 10–8
19August 6@ Sacramento L 64–77 Vicky Bullett (19) Vicky Bullett (9) Andrea Stinson (5) ARCO Arena 10–9
20August 9 Phoenix W 79–59 Andrea Stinson (25) Andrea Congreaves (11) Andrea Congreaves (7) Charlotte Coliseum 11–9
21August 11 Houston L 62–72 Andrea Stinson (17) Congreaves
Stinson (5)
Andrea Stinson (6) Charlotte Coliseum 11–10
22August 14 Sacramento W 68–51 Andrea Stinson (16) Bullett
Mapp (9)
Rhonda Mapp (5) Charlotte Coliseum 12–10
23August 16 Houston W 80–71 Andrea Stinson (25) Vicky Bullett (11) Nicky Levesque (8) Charlotte Coliseum 13–10
24August 17@ Cleveland L 49–81 Rhonda Mapp (12) Rhonda Mapp (8) Tora Suber (4) Gund Arena 13–11
25August 19@ Houston L 49–81 Vicky Bullett (24) Rhonda Mapp (7) Andrea Stinson (7) The Summit 13–12
26August 21@ Utah W 66–56 Bullett
Stinson (14)
Rhonda Mapp (9) Levesque
Mapp (4)
Delta Center 14–12
27August 22@ Phoenix L 63–78 Andrea Congreaves (13) Andrea Stinson (6) Andrea Stinson (7) America West Arena 14–13
28August 24 Utah W 70–52 Andrea Stinson (17) Vicky Bullett (11) Nicole Levesque (8) Charlotte Coliseum 15–13
1997 season schedule

Playoffs

1997 playoff game log
Semifinal vs. Houston Comets
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1August 28@ Houston L 54–70 Rhonda Mapp (12) Vicky Bullett (9) Levesque
Mapp
Stinson (3)
The Summit 0–1
1997 playoff schedule

Season standings

Eastern Conference WLPCTConf.GB
Houston Comets x1810.6436–6
New York Liberty x1711.6078–41.0
Charlotte Sting x1513.5365–73.0
Cleveland Rockers o1513.5365–73.0

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Andrea Stinson 282836.1.447.325.6745.54.41.50.815.7
Vicky Bullett 282831.3.448.304.7756.42.31.92.012.8
Rhonda Mapp 282325.4.492.500.7745.52.30.80.411.6
Andrea Congreaves 281623.5.500.409.7684.81.50.60.26.7
Nicole Levesque 272123.0.367.348.9331.72.80.80.14.0
Penny Moore 28919.3.358.200.5162.61.00.60.44.8
Tora Suber 28817.0.370.397.6831.52.00.50.14.7
Sharon Manning 28515.6.464N/A.4203.50.50.90.24.9
Milica Vukadinovic1014.01.0001.000N/A1.01.01.00.03.0
Debra Williams 10211.6.256.222.5001.30.90.20.02.7
Katasha Artis 2005.7.250.000.5330.80.40.30.10.8
Susie Hopson-Shelton604.8.636N/A1.0000.80.20.20.02.7


Waived/Released during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1997 Charlotte Sting Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.